It never rains, but it pours. It feels like so much is going on again at the moment that the best I can offer her is lip service. But hey, i'm game! Let's see what I can list here...
1) Rob & Ange's engagement party - beautiful affair held out in Port Melbourne. Due to my inability to read invitations, totally missed the point that it was a formal affair and turned up in jeans. Ant and I ended up sneaking home, getting changed, and heading back. Was also trying to recover from a flu at the time, which meant that I spent most of the party (believe it or not) drinking skinny Cafe Latte's and a Pepsi. Ange looked gorgeous. Rob looked great, and probably was sick of me constantly asking him if I could have his shirt. I would show pictures... but I looked like a tired, sick, fat faced guy so I ain't sharing that.
2) Ant and my 2nd Anniversary - Of what?, I hear you ask. Yes, the elusive starting point of gay relationships. Ant and I consider it from the night we first met, and celebrated our 2nd Anniversary in the club we met while celebrating Michael Sakellaris' birthday at the same time. Tres romantic! The actual night, we had fish and chips and stayed at home with the kids... just what we wanted lately.
3) The return of the Margeaux - David Watson came back down from Sydney and brought the alter-ego Margeaux along with him. Let's just say that having Tapas with alcohol are a bad mix... especially when the restuarant is in St Kilda on the night of the St Kilda Vs Sydney match... and Margeaux is a massive Swans fan, singing their theme at high volume at a drop of a hat. But hey, THIS is why we love our Margeaux and would not want him any other way.
4) Matt & Colin's engagement - Another great affair, with a lot of nostaglia for me, seeing that it had so many friends from interstate down... catching up with an ex of mine Jon, and also seeing Andrew, Will and the boys from Sydney. And of course, celebrating Matt and Colin. I do really like Colin and think he is just a lovely man, and that they make a great couple; and can't wait for when they eventually relocated back to Australia.
5) ...after the engagement - One of the best nights out i've had at The Market in a long time. So many friends there. We were meant to be celebrating Dale's birthday, but he went home... so we celebrated it anyhow. I won't share what time we got home in the morning, but it was one of the more memorable and fun nights i've had in ages, with a lot of it spent on the dancefloor or just enjoying friends company.
Work - still frantic. I'm actually beginning to feel a little burned out at the moment, and feel that a short break might be good soon, just so that I can try to rest up a bit and not feel that this relentless period is taking too much of a toll. We're still having massive hours week after week, achieving more than the target for September.
Better make a move - wash 'n' walk tonight (do the laundry and do some exercise), but hope that things will become a little more even paced before too long.
